Resources

Interview with Lisa Smith about her book, her commitment to lawyer well-being and thoughts on The Path to Lawyer Well-Being report from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being. Watch the interview here.

LearnPsychology.org has recently published an expert-driven guide to understanding and preventing suicide among students. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24. The guidebook was created to help students better understand suicide and depression, how to recognize warning signs in themselves or their peers, and what they can do to intervene.

With each passing year, more and more Tennessee attorneys decide to “hang their own shingle” and begin a solo or small firm practice. We live in age where nearly infinite amounts of information are available – if you can find it. Too often, the most necessary piece of information is the proverbial needle amongst a trillion bytes of digital haystack.

2013-14 Tennessee Bar Association President Cindy Wyrick recognized the need to develop a single, user-friendly guide in which new solo and small firm attorneys could access useful information in one place. Her vision has resulted in this TBA Solo in a Box Toolkit. The information contained in the Toolkit was gathered from numerous existing TBA resources, as well as from successful solo/small firm attorneys across the state.

The TBA Mentoring Program is designed to foster mutually beneficial relationships between the participating attorneys, reduce the isolation experienced by some beginning attorneys, improve the quality of legal services received by clients, place renewed emphasis on the importance of professionalism, and generally benefit the legal profession as a whole.

If you would like to take part as a mentor or mentee, you can learn more or apply by clicking here.

The Tennessee Bar Assocation understands starting your own practice can be challenging. The following programs and resources are supplied as a way of assisting lawyers in this endeavor.

TBA Mentoring Program
The TBA Mentoring Program is designed to foster mutually beneficial relationships between the participating attorneys, reduce the isolation experienced by some beginning attorneys, improve the quality of legal services received by clients, place renewed emphasis on the importance of professionalism, and generally benefit the legal profession as a whole. If you would like to take part as a mentor or mentee, you can learn more or apply by clicking here.

TBA Solo Practice Toolkit
With each passing year, more and more Tennessee attorneys decide to “hang their own shingle” and begin a solo or small firm practice. We live in age where nearly infinite amounts of information are available – if you can find it. Too often, the most necessary piece of information is the proverbial needle amongst a trillion bytes of digital haystack. The information contained in the Toolkit was gathered from numerous existing TBA resources, as well as from successful solo/small firm attorneys across the state. For more information, please click here.

The C.A.G.E QuestionnaireThe CAGE Questionnaire was developed in 1970 by Dr. John A. Ewing, and used for screening of patients for alcoholism. Two or more “yes” indicates a positive history of alcoholism.

Cut Back? Have you ever felt the need to reduce the level of your consumption?

Annoyed? Have people ever annoyed you with their criticisns of your drinking or using habits?